Where's Waldo? GeoTag! You're It.

Where's Waldo? Geo tag it!

GEOCACHE_flt.pdf

Notes: (S. Allen)

For math teachers – compare the time received
Find satellite in space – geometry trilateration – 3 or more satellites needed
Geocaches in Harrisburg area
Travel bugs
Using latitude and longitude
www.batchgeoconde.com/lookup/ - gives you latitude and longitude
Take with you

• camo tape – ammo boxes
• logbook
• pencil and pen
• carry extra pens/pencils/logbook/plastic bags
• tweezers

Lamppost cache are very common
ideas for how to create caches
Using geocaches in education

• Nature/treasure hunt
• Park caches
• You can create a cache at your school without having it listed on geocahing.org – geocaching.org will not place geocaches near schools on their website

Must have permission to place items
Educational benefits

• Latitude and longitude
• Map skills
• Using a compass
• Research
• Cross-curricular connections
• Math – solve math problem to get coordinates for GPS
• Science
• Physical
• Literature

Creating Geo-lesson Resources

• http://keystones.wikispaces.com/geocaching check here for info about the grant opportunities & other resources
• http://www.batchgeocode.com/lookup/ to search by coordinates
• http://www.geocaching.com create your account to find, log, or hide caches

Resources Already Out There:

• Dr. Alice Christie's GPS and Geocaching Guide for Educators (http://www.alicechristie.org )
• EduCaching: A GPS-based Curriculum for Teachers (http://www.educaching.org )
• Londonderry School, Harrisburg (http://www.thelondonderryschool.org )
• GroundSpeak Forums - GPS in Education
• http://belardi.wikispaces.com/Geocaching

Curriculum-themes caches

• Hide several curriculum-related items – plants, rocks
• Students categorize, refelxt, compare, contrast
• Solve a puzzle
• Math equations – put parts of equations in different caches

Collaboration ideas

• Cross-district collaboration
• Videoconference after finding caches

Theme caches

• Create caches that explore numeracy user: geometry
• Project caches Degree confluence project – whole number intersection of latitude and longitude – people are taking pictures and hiding caches
• Create a cache that explores issues in environmental education – the evil green menace
• Creaet a cache that explores health issues –
• Cachi in – trash out
• April 22 – Cache in, trash out day – clean up day

Google Maps – geotagging

• Include lat in long in google map with images – can export as kmz file – will run in Google Earth

Geocaching Dates Announced

• DEN Geocaching day in March
• Belardi.wikispaces.com/geocaching

• Geocaching seminars – free to keystones, free to PAECT member - $4000 in geocaching grant revealed at each training.
• Keystones.wikispaces.com/geocaching -
• June 19 – MCIU
• June 23 – Lincoln IU
• PAgeocaching@gmail.com for questions